| Alhaji Kabe | |
|---|---|
| Sarkin Kano | |
| Reign | 1743 - 1753 |
| Predecessor | Kumbari |
| Successor | Yaji II |
| Born | Kabe |
| House | Bagauda (Kutumbawa) |
| Father | Kumbari Dan Sharefa |
| Mother | Zenabu |
| Religion | Syncretic Islam |
Kabe Dan Kumbari, known as Alhaji Kabe, was the thirty-ninth ruler of the Sultanate of Kano, reigning for the ten-year period between 1743 and 1753. He was primarily remembered by the Kano Chronicle as a malevolent and ruthless King. It is said that no record can be kept of the number of battles and wars he fought or those fought by the subkingdoms of Kano by his orders, most notably against Gobir. The baleful nature of his reign led to the ousting of the already unpopular bloodline of Muhammad Sharefa.[1]